Vacation, part 1

I’m currently in Boston, wrapping up part 1 of my vacation to see family and friends out here. (I grew up in a Boston suburb, went to college in a different one, and most of my college friends are still in the area, as is my mother.) Later this morning, we’ll be taking off to see my brother, sister-in-law, and my 5 and 7 year old nieces in New Haven for a few days.

In August, I’ll have lived in Minnesota for 10 years. And yet, while I love Minnesota (deeply: I fell in love with the state on a visit about a year before I moved and have never regretted that choice), coming back to the ocean, to the glacial valleys, to the landscape of my childhood  is never a bad thing.

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a retreat: taking time

What is a retreat? Why do you want one? Or more to the point, why I want them. . . . → Read More: a retreat: taking time

The question of gossip

A conversation about online gossip and harassment at work got me thinking about the issues of both gossip and social information sharing in the Pagan community. Gossip has risks – but I don’t think it’s always bad. . . . → Read More: The question of gossip

Three things about community

It’s been a really busy week or two for me.

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Creating the life I want to live

Today is my birthday (I’m 33). I’ve spent a bunch of the past few weeks thinking about something specific – about creating the life I want to live in.

I’m single: almost three years post-divorce, and now back at a point where I’d like to consider the possibility of a serious relationship again. But to do that, . . . → Read More: Creating the life I want to live